A FIREWORKS company based in Burton has been named the best of the best in an international competition held in Monaco.

Pyrotex Fireworx, which has its head office in Branston, was named the 'champion of champions' in the International Musical Fireworks contest, following a huge show which saw judges delighted by almost 6,000 products.

The company beat competition from three other world-renowned groups, putting them well and truly on the national stage.

Hannah Clarkson, who runs Pyrotex with Mark Kelsall, told the Mail: "It's huge. It's one of the biggest competitions in the world.

"We were competing against some of the biggest companies in the world, so to beat them is just incredible. It's a huge achievement."

The team travelled to Monaco last week to take part in the competition, and staged one enormous display to wow the judges.

The show took eight months to organise, 15 crew members to stage, two sweltering Monaco days to set up, and a whopping 6,000 fireworks to give the final effect.